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Posted: 9/21/2014 4:08:25 PM EDT
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At that price and condition it may be stolen...
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Posted: 9/21/2014 4:20:43 PM EDT
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You can't buy a Burris MTAC for $200.00.
I would buy it in a heart beat if I was reasonabley certain its not stolen. Chances are it will work just fine no matter what the exterior looks like. It it is one of the non fiber optic pipe models, you may be pleasantly surprised that it still has illumination once you get it out of the daylight. |
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Posted: 9/21/2014 6:13:48 PM EDT
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if it looks like this 4x32 without any fixed sights on top, and has a dot in center of crosshairs... probably a TA01
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Posted: 9/21/2014 6:43:56 PM EDT
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A local shop has it and it has the fixed sights atop with a removable rear. Has the crosshair with stadia lines.
No fiber optic pipe. |
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Posted: 9/21/2014 6:48:09 PM EDT
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At that price and condition it may be stolen... Its at a LGS but I was concerned it may have been "Duffel bag acquired". |
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Posted: 9/21/2014 8:28:02 PM EDT
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no glow = fake
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Posted: 9/21/2014 11:03:49 PM EDT
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no glow = fake Not necessarily. Tritnium has a half-life. When it goes out, there's no illumination. The ACOG in question may need a new lamp |
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Posted: 9/21/2014 11:05:08 PM EDT
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Its at a LGS but I was concerned it may have been "Duffel bag acquired". Quote HistoryQuoted:
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At that price and condition it may be stolen... Its at a LGS but I was concerned it may have been "Duffel bag acquired". Meh...look at it this way. In its current condition, would the government want it back and deem it serviceable? |
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Posted: 9/21/2014 11:22:11 PM EDT
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TA01NSN.... special ops typically
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Posted: 9/21/2014 11:36:53 PM EDT
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Not necessarily. Tritnium has a half-life. When it goes out, there's no illumination. The ACOG in question may need a new lamp Quote HistoryQuoted:
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no glow = fake Not necessarily. Tritnium has a half-life. When it goes out, there's no illumination. The ACOG in question may need a new lamp Try putting your hands on the front so it's dark. Do you see a glowing reticle? They do sell surplus acogs and aim points for about 200 bucks. I do not believe they are stolen and probably really beat up. You'd just need a new lamp and you can send it back to trijicon. However if it is a ta01 then the glow will only appear in low light conditions so getting fixed might not be a priority. |
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Posted: 9/22/2014 8:07:12 AM EDT
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If it is indeed stolen, trijicon will not service it. On the other hand, $200 for a non-lit ACOG is still a good deal.
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Posted: 9/22/2014 8:19:33 AM EDT
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Meh...look at it this way. In its current condition, would the government want it back and deem it serviceable? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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At that price and condition it may be stolen... Its at a LGS but I was concerned it may have been "Duffel bag acquired". Meh...look at it this way. In its current condition, would the government want it back and deem it serviceable? So someone steals your car and wrecks it. Would you want it back? Maybe not but you sure want the thief to rot in jail |
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Posted: 9/22/2014 11:01:32 AM EDT
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At that price and condition it may be stolen... Its at a LGS but I was concerned it may have been "Duffel bag acquired". Meh...look at it this way. In its current condition, would the government want it back and deem it serviceable? So someone steals your car and wrecks it. Would you want it back? Maybe not but you sure want the thief to rot in jail What if it was purchased with stolen money in the first place?? |
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Posted: 9/22/2014 5:19:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Try putting your hands on the front so it's dark. Do you see a glowing reticle? They do sell surplus acogs and aim points for about 200 bucks. I do not believe they are stolen and probably really beat up. You'd just need a new lamp and you can send it back to trijicon. However if it is a ta01 then the glow will only appear in low light conditions so getting fixed might not be a priority. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: no glow = fake Not necessarily. Tritnium has a half-life. When it goes out, there's no illumination. The ACOG in question may need a new lamp Try putting your hands on the front so it's dark. Do you see a glowing reticle? They do sell surplus acogs and aim points for about 200 bucks. I do not believe they are stolen and probably really beat up. You'd just need a new lamp and you can send it back to trijicon. However if it is a ta01 then the glow will only appear in low light conditions so getting fixed might not be a priority. |
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Posted: 9/22/2014 7:41:06 PM EDT
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If you buy an ACOG for $200 and it's stolen you'll be prosecuted as well as the person who sold it to you. This law is usually applied when people have a reasonable belief that the price they paid is well below the market price when buying the item. $200 for an ACOG is screaming stolen. The fact that the scope has had rough treatment also leads me to believe that it's "surplus". Who else, besides the military, beats the hell out an expensive scope? Even state side police departments wouldn't abuse something this expensive.
Ask if you can get a serial number before you purchase so you can run it past Trijicon. This will confirm authenticity and if it's government issue they will let you know, they'll also let the proper authority's know. |
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Posted: 9/23/2014 8:49:37 AM EDT
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I remember a guy on where who bought a stolen item, I believe it was an ACOG, actually. The DoD printed out information from THIS website (for sale thread), and showed up at his place of work, and re-appropriated the optic that day. The guy was polite, cooperative, and did not know he had bought stolen gear. Financial loss secondary to the loss of "his" ACOG was his only repercussion.
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Posted: 9/23/2014 12:49:29 PM EDT
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no glow = fake Not necessarily. Tritnium has a half-life. When it goes out, there's no illumination. The ACOG in question may need a new lamp Try putting your hands on the front so it's dark. Do you see a glowing reticle? They do sell surplus acogs and aim points for about 200 bucks. I do not believe they are stolen and probably really beat up. You'd just need a new lamp and you can send it back to trijicon. However if it is a ta01 then the glow will only appear in low light conditions so getting fixed might not be a priority. Yea, I'd love to buy an ACOG for $200!!!! Something tells me for that price it could be a fake though. I've seen some Chinese knock off ACOGs that from the outside look real. They have all the right markings and everything. I ones I saw were a knock off TA01nsn too. The glass was what gives them away. The eye relief, quality of glass, and reticle were terrible. And they were not illuminated. |
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Posted: 9/23/2014 3:08:36 PM EDT
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As a personal rule, I won't buy serialized gear that may have had a connection with a previous .gov owner unless they can prove the history of the item. Just not worth a knock on the door.
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